[OHPV-list] Banks-Vernonia Trail

[Mike Porter]

Folks,
Taking a survey for the Porter-Van Gundy Tour that's biking to the Recumbent
Retreat next week.
 
Have any of you biked the entire Banks-Vernonia trail?  By that I mean all
the unpaved sections.  How would a loaded Gold Rush do on the unpaved
sections?  I'm thinking very slow going in places and maybe a greater
likelihood of getting flats?  I surmise this from looking at the photos on
the website.
 
I've done the last 7 miles into Vernonia as many of you have and that's
fine.  Gets a biker off the highway and away from the log trucks. From
looking at the map of the entire trail, once a cyclist commits to the trail
at Banks there is limited access to get back on Hwy 47 going to Vernonia if
the going gets too rough.
 
Rational, erudite, entertaining and biased responses are welcome.  No crank
calls please.  See y'all in Ft. Stevens.  
 
By the way, anyone else want to start with us on Wednesday?  We're leaving
from my house in SW Beaverton/Aloha.
 
Also, I'll be riding back from Ft. Stevens on Sunday, heading south to
BarView Jetty Campground, then east up the Nestucca at Beaver to Dovre
Campground, then through Yamhill to home, arriving on Tuesday.   Civil,
cooperative, and congenial company welcome.  Only those who ride in the Team
Dink spirit need apply.
 
 
Best Regards,
Mike Porter
 
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